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Filing Bankruptcy for Someone Who’s a Minor or Not Legally Competent
(c) Creative Commons I will occasionally get a phone call from a family member of someone who is facing a lawsuit, repossession or foreclosure…that is scheduled for next week. Normally, I’d suggest...
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Justice Scalia and Consumer Bankruptcy
In light of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, I wanted to highlight several of his opinions in consumer bankruptcy cases, both in the majority and in dissent. (He has a host of opinions in corporate...
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“How Is My Chapter 13 Plan Payment Determined?”
The most important thing my Chapter 13 clients want to know is how much their Chapter 13 Plan payment will be. They ask this question at our initial meeting, before their case is filed, and during the...
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Chapter 7 Can Be a Disaster Without a Good Bankruptcy Attorney
Willy Stöwer, 1912 Chapter 7 is the chapter under the Bankruptcy Code that most consumers file. It is seen as simple, fast, and, by some, “just filling out a few forms.” It isn’t. The picture to the...
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Monthly Statements in Chapter 13 Cases
Many of my Chapter 13 clients find that once they file their case, their mortgage and car lenders stop sending them monthly statements, stop sending payment coupon books, and stop allowing them to make...
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Filing for Bankruptcy Without a Lawyer
“Why should I pay money I don’t have to a lawyer to file for bankruptcy? Isn’t it just filling out a few forms!” Countless bankruptcy attorneys have heard words similar to these, not only from...
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Judge Neil Gorsuch on Bankruptcy
The following is taken from a lecture given by the author on February 22, 2017 to the Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association. Judge Neil Gorsuch On February 1, 2017, the President nominated Neil McGill...
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Sears, Payless and the Future of Retail
News stories this week indicated that Payless Shoes would likely file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy within the week. Stalwart Sears, founded in 1893 and once the country’s largest retailer, stated in its...
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Student Loans and the Elderly: How to Stop Student Loan Collectors and Social...
An increasing number of our senior citizens are faced with the same problems faced by many of our young adults: student loans. A recent PBS story, “More older Americans than ever are struggling with...
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My Small Business is in Trouble! What Should I Do?
The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated small (and medium and large) businesses. Closures. Limited hours. Fewer customers. And while on-line ordering may work well for some companies, you can’t fix a...
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